Help:Wiki markup

Wiki markup, also known as wikitext or wikicode, consists of the syntax and keywords used by the MediaWiki software to format a page. To learn how to see this markup, and to save an edit, see: Help:Editing. There is a short list of markup and tips at Help:Cheatsheet.

In addition to wiki markup, some HTML elements are also allowed for presentation formatting. See Help:HTML in wikitext for information on this.

Layout

Sections

Section headings

Further information: Help:Section

The = through ====== markup are headings for the sections with which they are associated.

• A single = is styled as the article title and should not be used within an article.
• Headings are styled through CSS and add an [edit] link.
• Four or more headings cause a table of contents to be generated automatically.
• Do not use any markup after the final heading markup – this will either break the heading, or will cause the heading to not be included in an edit summary.

Markup	Renders as
== Section ==	Section
=== Subsection ===	Subsection
==== Sub-subsection ====	Sub-subsection

And so on.

Wiki headings translate to HTML heading elements, <h1> through <h6>, styled as follows by default:

Wikimarkup	HTML	Style
= Heading =	<h1>	<source lang="css">color: #45C3B8; background: none; overflow: hidden; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 1.8em; font-family: Georgia,Times,serif; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 0.25em; line-height: 1.3; padding: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAAAAA;</source>
== Heading ==	<h2>	<source lang="css">color: #45C3B8; background: none; overflow: hidden; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 1.5em; font-family: Georgia,Times,serif; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 0.25em; line-height: 1.3; padding: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAAAAA;</source>
=== Heading ===	<h3>	<source lang="css">color: #45C3B8; background: none; overflow: hidden; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 1.17em; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0.3em; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.6; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0;</source>
==== Heading ====	<h4>	<source lang="css">color: #45C3B8; background: none; overflow: hidden; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0.3em; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.6; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0;</source>
===== Heading =====	<h5>	<source lang="css">color: #45C3B8; background: none; overflow: hidden; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0.3em; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.6; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0;</source>
====== Heading ======	<h6>	<source lang="css">color: #45C3B8; background: none; overflow: hidden; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0.3em; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.6; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0;</source>

Templates: {{fake heading}} for use in documentation.

Horizontal rule

The horizontal rule represents a paragraph-level thematic break. Do not use in article content, as rules are only used after main sections, and this is automatic.

Markup	Renders as
----

HTML equivalent: <hr />

Table of contents

Further information: Help:TOC

When a page has at least four headings, a table of contents (TOC) will automatically appear after the lead and before the first heading. The TOC can be controlled by magic words or templates:

• __FORCETOC__ forces the TOC to appear at the normal location regardless of the number of headings.
• __TOC__ forces the TOC to appear at the point where the magic word is inserted instead of the normal location.
• __NOTOC__ disables the TOC entirely.
• {{TOC limit}} can be used to control the depth of subsections included in the TOC. This is useful where the TOC is long and unwieldy.
• Category:table of contents templates contains a number of specialized TOC templates.

Line breaks

Further information: Wikipedia:Line-break handling and Wikipedia:Don't use line breaks

Line breaks or newlines are used to add whitespace between lines, such as separating paragraphs.

• A line break that is visible in the content is inserted by pressing ↵ Enter twice.
• Pressing ↵ Enter once will place a line break in the markup, but it will not show in the rendered content, except when using list markup.
• Markup such as bold or italics will be terminated at a line break.

Markup	Renders as
A single newline here has no effect on the layout. But an empty line starts a new paragraph, or ends a list or an indented part.	A single newline here has no effect on the layout. But an empty line starts a new paragraph, or ends a list or an indented part.

HTML equivalent: <br> or <br />

Templates:

• {{break}} adds multiple line breaks.
• {{clear}} adds a break with styling, to clear floating elements.
• {{plainlist}} and {{unbulleted list}} both create an unbulleted list.

Indent text

Indentation is most commonly used on talk pages, though the Lexicon does not use Talk pages, indention may at times be useful.

Markup	Renders as
Indentation as used on talk pages: :Each colon at the start of a line ::causes the line to be indented by three more character positions. :::(The indentation persists so long as no carriage return or line break is used.) :::Repeat the indentation at any line break. ::::Use an extra colon for each response. :::::And so forth ... ::::::And so on ...	Indentation as used on talk pages: Each colon at the start of a line causes the line to be indented by three more character positions. (The indentation persists so long as no carriage return or line break is used.) Repeat the indentation at any line break. Use an extra colon for each response. And so forth ... And so on ...

Blockquote

When there is a need for separating a block of text. This is useful for (as the name says) inserting blocks of quoted (and cited) text.

Markup	Renders as
<blockquote> The '''blockquote''' tag will indent both margins when needed instead of the left margin only as the colon does. </blockquote>	The blockquote tag will indent both margins when needed instead of the left margin only as the colon does.

Center text

Markup	Renders as

To center a table, see Help:Table#Centering tables. Please do not use <center>...</center>, as it is obsolete.

Align text to right

You can align content in a separate container:

Markup	Renders as
<source lang="html5" inline><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">Text on the right</div></source>	Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Text on the right Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

Or; make the text float around it:

Markup	Renders as
<source lang="html5" inline><div class="floatright">Text on the right</div></source>	Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Text on the right Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
{{stack|Text on the right}}	Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.Template:StackLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

Lists

Further information: Help:List

Do not leave blank lines between items in a list unless there is a reason to do so, since this causes the MediaWiki software to interpret each item as beginning a new list.

Unordered lists

Markup	Renders as
* Item1 * Item2 * Item3 * Item4 ** Sub-item 4 a) *** Sub-item 4 a) 1. **** Sub-item 4 a) 1. i) **** Sub-item 4 a) 1. ii) ** Sub-item 4 b) * Item5	Item1 Item2 Item3 Item4 Sub-item 4 a) Sub-item 4 a) 1. Sub-item 4 a) 1. i) Sub-item 4 a) 1. ii) Sub-item 4 b) Item5

Ordered lists

Markup	Renders as
# Item1 # Item2 # Item3 # Item4 ## Sub-item 1 ### Sub-sub-item #### Sub-sub-sub-item ## Sub-item 2 # Item5	Item1 Item2 Item3 Item4 Sub-item 1 Sub-sub-item Sub-sub-sub-item Sub-item 2 Item5

Description lists

To list terms and definitions, start a new line with a semicolon (;) followed by the term. Then, type a colon (:) followed by a definition. The format can also be used for other purposes, such as make and models of vehicles, etc.

Description lists (formerly definition lists, and a.k.a. association lists) consist of group names corresponding to values. Group names (terms) are in bold. Values (definitions) are indented. Each group must include one or more definitions. For a single or first value, the : can be placed on the same line after ; – but subsequent values must be placed on separate lines.

{{note|Do not use a semicolon (;) simply to bold a line without defining a value using a colon (:). This usage renders invalid wikipedia:HTML5 and creates issues with screen readers.|HTML5]] and creates issues with screen readers.]]

Markup	Renders as
; Term : Definition1	Term Definition1
; Term : Definition1 : Definition2 : Definition3 : Definition4	Term Definition1 Definition2 Definition3 Definition4

HTML equivalent: <dl> <dt>...</dt>, <dd>...</dd> </dl>

Retaining newlines and spaces

The MediaWiki software suppresses single newlines and converts lines starting with a space to preformatted text in a dashed box. HTML suppresses multiple spaces. It is often desirable to retain these elements for poems, lyrics, mottoes, oaths and the like. The Poem extension adds HTML-like <poem>...</poem> tags to maintain newlines and spaces. These tags may be used inside other tags such as <blockquote>...</blockquote>. CSS styles may be applied to this tag, e.g.: <poem style="margin-left: 2em;">.

Markup	Renders as
<poem> In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground With walls and towers were girdled round: And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills, Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree; And here were forests ancient as the hills, Enfolding sunny spots of greenery. </poem>	In Xanadu did Kubla Khan   A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran   Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground   With walls and towers were girdled round: And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,   Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree; And here were forests ancient as the hills,   Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.

Format

Text formatting

Description	What you type	What it looks like
italics, bold, small capital letters	To ''italicize text'', put two consecutive apostrophes on each side of it. Three apostrophes each side will '''bold the text'''. Five consecutive apostrophes on each side (two for italics plus three for bold) produces '''''bold italics'''''. '''''Italic and bold formatting''''' only works correctly within a single line. For text as {{smallcaps|small caps}}, use the template {{tl|smallcaps}}.	To italicize text, put two consecutive apostrophes on each side of it. Three apostrophes each side will bold the text. Five consecutive apostrophes on each side (two for italics plus three for bold) produces bold italics. Italic and bold formatting only works correctly within a single line. For text as small caps, use the template {{smallcaps}}.
Small chunks of source code within a line of normal text. Code is displayed in a monospace font.	function <code>int m2()</code> is nice.	function int m2() is nice.
Syntax highlighting for source code. Computer code has colored text and more stringent formatting. For example, to define a function: int m2(), with highlights.	<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp"> #include <iostream> int m2 (int ax, char *p_ax) { std::cout <<"Hello World!"; return 0; }</syntaxhighlight>	<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp"> include <iostream> int m2 (int ax, char *p_ax) { std::cout <<"Hello World!"; return 0; }</syntaxhighlight>
Small text	<source lang="html5"> Use small text only when necessary. </source>	Use small text only when necessary.
a <small> span	<source lang="html5"> To match, for example, the font-size used in an [[Help:Visual file markup#Caption|image caption]], the "small" tag can also be used to reduce a text's font-size to 87%. </source>	To match, for example, the font-size used in an image caption, the "small" tag can also be used to reduce a text's font-size to 87%.
Big text	<source lang="html5"> Better not use big text, unless it's within small text. </source>	Better not use big text, unless it's within small text.
To prevent two words from becoming separated by a linewrap (e.g. Mr. Smith or 400 km/h) a non-breaking space, sometimes also called a "non-printing character", may be used between them. (For three or more words, the template {{nowrap}} is probably more suitable.)	Mr.&nbsp;Smith or 400&nbsp;km/h	Mr. Smith or 400 km/h

Special characters

See also: Help:Special characters

Special characters can often be displayed using numeric character references or character entity references. See Character encodings in HTML for more information. For example À and À both render À (A-grave).

Diacritical marks

Diacritic marks, using character entity references.

What you type

What it looks like

À Á Â Ã Ä Å Æ Ç È É Ê Ë Ì Í Î Ï Ñ Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö Ø Œ Ù Ú Û Ü Ÿ ß à á â ã ä å æ ç è é ê ë ì í î ï ñ ò ó ô õ ö ø œ ù ú û ü ÿ

À Á Â Ã Ä Å Æ Ç È É Ê Ë Ì Í Î Ï Ñ Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö Ø Œ Ù Ú Û Ü Ÿ ß à á â ã ä å æ ç è é ê ë ì í î ï ñ ò ó ô õ ö ø œ ù ú û ü ÿ

Punctuation special characters

Using character entity references.

What you type	What it looks like
¿ ¡ § ¶ † ‡ • – — ‹ › « » ‘ ’ “ ” ' "	¿ ¡ § ¶ † ‡ • – — ‹ › « » ‘ ’ “ ” ' "

Escaping punctuation characters

The [[#Pre|<pre>}} and <nowiki> markup tags are also available, for writing "[", "{", "&", "}", "]" for example. These tags prevent these characters from being recognised as wiki markup, which is a possibility in some circumstances.

Commercial symbols

Using character entity references.

What you type	What it looks like
™ © ® ¢ € ¥ £ ¤	™ © ® ¢ € ¥ £ ¤

Greek characters

Using character entity references.

What you type	What it looks like
α β γ δ ε ζ Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν ξ ο π ρ σ ς Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω	α β γ δ ε ζ Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν ξ ο π ρ σ ς Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Chess symbols

For example, ♔ displays ♔

Subscripts and superscripts

• Preference is to use the <sub> and <sup> formats, for example x<sub>1</sub>. So this should be used under most circumstances.
• The latter methods of sub/superscripting cannot be used in the most general context, as they rely on Unicode support which may not be present on all users' machines.

Description	What you type	What it looks like
Subscripts	x<sub>1</sub> x<sub>2</sub> x<sub>3</sub> or x&#8320; x&#8321; x&#8322; x&#8323; x&#8324; x&#8325; x&#8326; x&#8327; x&#8328; x&#8329;	x1 x2 x3 or x₀ x₁ x₂ x₃ x₄ x₅ x₆ x₇ x₈ x₉
Superscripts	x<sup>1</sup> x<sup>2</sup> x<sup>3</sup> or x&#8304; x&sup1; x&sup2; x&sup3; x&#8308; x&#8309; x&#8310; x&#8311; x&#8312; x&#8313;	x1 x2 x3 or x⁰ x¹ x² x³ x⁴ x⁵ x⁶ x⁷ x⁸ x⁹
Combined	&epsilon;<sub>0</sub> = 8.85 &times; 10<sup>&minus;12</sup> C&sup2; / J m 1 {{wplink|hectare}} = {{wplink|1 E+4 m&sup2;}}	ε0 = 8.85 × 10−12 C² / J m 1 hectare = 1 E+4 m²

Mathematical characters and formulae

Mathematical characters

• See also Wikipedia:Mathematical symbols.

What you type	What it looks like
∫ ∑ ∏ √	∫ ∑ ∏ √
− ± ∞	− ± ∞
≈ ∝ ≡ ≠	≈ ∝ ≡ ≠
≤ ≥	≤ ≥
× · ÷ ∂	× · ÷ ∂
′ ″	′ ″
∇ ‰ ° ∴ ℵ	∇ ‰ ° ∴ ℵ
ø	ø
∈ ∉ ∩ ∪	∈ ∉ ∩ ∪
⊂ ⊃ ⊆ ⊇	⊂ ⊃ ⊆ ⊇
¬ ∧ ∨ ∃ ∀	¬ ∧ ∨ ∃ ∀
⇒ ⇐ ⇓ ⇑ ⇔	⇒ ⇐ ⇓ ⇑ ⇔
→ ↓ ↑ ← ↔	→ ↓ ↑ ← ↔

Mathematical formulae

If mathematical formulae are needed on the Lexicon, please contact a Curator. While there are ways to display such with the software, it is not currently installed due to a lack of current need on the Lexicon.

Links and URLs

Link to another wiki article

• Internally, the first letter of the target page is automatically capitalized and spaces are represented as underscores (typing an underscore in the link has the same effect as typing a space, but is not recommended).
• Thus the link hereafter is to the Web address absitomen.com/lexicon/Kelvin_Watkins, which is the Leixcon article with the name "Kelvin Watkins". See also Canonicalization.
• A red link is a page that doesn't exist yet; it can be created by clicking on the link.
• A link to its own page will appear only as bold text.

Markup	Renders as
London has the [[Ministry of Magic Headquarters]].	London has the Ministry of Magic Headquarters.
Link to this article: "[[Help:Wiki markup]]" will appear only as bold text.	Link to this article: "Help:Wiki markup" will appear only as bold text.

Renamed link

• Same target, different name.
• The target ("piped") text must be placed first, then the text to be displayed second.

What you type	What it looks like
London also has [[St. Mungo's|St. Mungo's Hospital]].	London also has St. Mungo's Hospital.

Automatically rename links

• Simply typing the pipe character | after a link will automatically rename the link in certain circumstances. The next time you open the edit box you will see the expanded piped link. When previewing your edits, you will not see the expanded form until you press Save and Edit again. The same applies to links to sections within the same page.
• See Pipe trick for details.

Description	What you type	What it looks like
Automatically hide stuff in parentheses	[[Potions (class)|]]	Potions
Automatically hide the comma and following text	[[Wikipedia:Seattle, Washington|]]	Seattle
Automatically hide namespace	[[Absit Omen Lexicon:About|]]	About
Or both	[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings)|]]	Manual of Style
But this doesn't work for section links	[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Links|]]	[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Links|]]

Blend link

• Endings are blended into the link.
  • Exception: a trailing apostrophe (') and any characters following the apostrophe are not blended.
• Preferred style is to use this instead of a piped link, if possible.
• Blending can be suppressed by using the <nowiki /> tag, which may be desirable in some instances.

Description	What you type	What it looks like
Blending active	San Francisco also has [[public transport]]ation. Examples include [[bus]]es, [[taxicab]]s, and [[tram]]s.	San Francisco also has public transportation. Examples include buses, taxicabs, and trams.
Blending suppressed	A [[micro-]]<nowiki />second.	A micro-second

Link to a section of a page

• The part after the hash sign (#) must match a section heading on the page. Matches must be exact in terms of spelling, case, and punctuation. Links to non-existent sections are not broken; they are treated as links to the beginning of the page.
• Include "| link title" to create a stylish (piped) link title.
• If sections have the same title, add a number to link to any but the first. #Example section 3 goes to the third section named "Example section". You can use the pipe and retype the section title to display the text without the # symbol.

What you type	What it looks like
[[Magic & Science#The Law]] is a link to a section within another page.	Magic & Science#The Law is a link to a section within another page.
[[#Links and URLs]] is a link to another section on the current page. [[#Links and URLs|Links and URLs]] is a link to the same section without showing the # symbol.	#Links and URLs is a link to another section on the current page. Links and URLs is a link to the same section without showing the # symbol.
[[Magic & Science#The Law|The Law]] is a piped link to a section within another page.	The Law is a piped link to a section within another page.

Create a page link

• To create a new page:
  1. Create a link to it on some other (related) page.
  2. Save that page.
  3. Click on the link you just made. The new page will open for editing.
• For more information, see starting an article.

Description	What you type	What it looks like
Links to pages that don’t exist yet look red.	The article about [[Intentionally permanent red link]] doesn't exist yet.	The article about Intentionally permanent red link doesn't exist yet.

Redirects

• Redirect one article title to another by placing a directive like the one shown to the right on the first line of the article (such as at a page titled "Magic and Science").
• It is possible to redirect to a section. For example, a redirect to Magic and Science#The Law will redirect to The Law section of the Magic & Science page, if it exists.

Description	What you type
Redirect to an article	#REDIRECT [[Magic & Science]]
Redirect to a section	#REDIRECT [[Magic and Science#The Law]]

Interwiki link

• Interwiki links link to any page on other wikis.

Description	What you type	What it looks like
Linking to a page on another wiki in English. All of these forms lead to the URL http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Harry_Potter.
Simple link. Without prefix. Named link. Use Template (Preferred)	[[hp:Harry Potter]] [[hp:Harry Potter|]] [[hp:Harry Potter|HP Wiki about Harry Potter]] {{hplink|Harry Potter|Harry Potter at HP Wiki with template}}	hp:Harry Potter Harry Potter HP Wiki about Harry Potter Harry Potter at HP Wiki with template
Linking to a page on wikipedia. All of these forms lead to the URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_(character).
Simple link. Without prefix. Named link. Use Template (Preferred)	[[wikipedia:Harry Potter (character)]] [[wikipedia:Harry Potter (character)|]] [[wikipedia:Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter at Wikipedia]] {{wplink|Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter at Wikipedia with template}}	wikipedia:Harry Potter (character) Harry Potter Harry Potter at Wikipedia Harry Potter at Wikipedia with template

Templates:

• {{wplink}} for links to wikipedia.
• {{hplink}} for links to the Harry Potter Wikia.

Categories

• To put an article in a category, place a link like [[Category:Example]] into the article. Placing these links at the end of the article is recommended.
• To link to a category page without putting the article into the category, use a colon prefix (":Category") in the link.

Description	What you type	What it looks like
Categorize an article.	[[Category:Characters]]
Link to a category.	[[:Category:Characters]]	Category:Characters
Without prefix.	[[:Category:Characters|]]	Characters

External links

• Single square brackets indicate an external link. Note the use of a space (not a pipe |) to separate the URL from the link text in a named link. Square brackets may be used as normal punctuation when not linking to anything – [like this].
• A URL must begin with a supported URI scheme: http:// and https:// will be supported by all browsers; irc://, ircs://, ftp://, news://, mailto: and gopher:// will require a plugin or an external application.
• A URL containing certain characters will display and link incorrectly unless those characters are percent encoded]. For example, a space must be replaced by %20. Encoding can be achieved by:

• Use the link button on the enhanced editing toolbar to encode the link; this tool will add the bracket markup and the linked text, which may not always be desirable.
• Or manually encode the URL by replacing these characters:

space	"	'	,	;	<	>	?	[	]
%20	%22	%27	%2c	%3b	%3c	%3e	%3f	%5b	%5d

• Or use the {{urlencode:}} magic word. See Help:Magic words for more details.

Description	What you type	What it looks like
Named link with an external link icon	[http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]	Wikipedia
Unnamed link (Only used within article body for footnotes)	[http://www.wikipedia.org]	[1]
Bare URL (Bad style) use <nowiki></nowiki> to keep this bad style from showing	http://www.wikipedia.org	http://www.wikipedia.org
Link without arrow (Not often used)	<span class="plainlinks">[http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]</span>	Wikipedia

Links partially italicized

• Linking to a page with a title containing words that are usually italicized, such as the Hindenburg disaster article.

What you type	What it looks like
{{wplink|Hindenburg disaster|''Hindenburg'' disaster}}	Hindenburg disaster

Pronunciation aids

It is often desirable to provide an aid to pronunciation for a word. The IPAc-en and Respell templates can be of assistance.

What you type	What it looks like
'''Konjac''' {{IPAc-en|lang|pron|ˈ|k|oʊ|n|j|æ|k}}	Konjac English pronunciation: /ˈkoʊnjæk/
'''Konjac''' ({{IPAc-en|lang|pron|ˈ|k|oʊ|n|j|æ|k}} {{respell|KOHN|yak}})	Konjac (English pronunciation: /ˈkoʊnjæk/ KOHN-yak)
''Konjac'' is pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|oʊ|n|j|æ|k}} in English.	Konjac is pronounced /ˈkoʊnjæk/ in English.

Images

Only images that have been uploaded to the Lexicon can be used. To upload images, use the upload page. You can find the uploaded image on the image list.

For further help on images, including some more versatile abilities, see the picture tutorial and extended image syntax.

What you type	What it looks like	Notes
A picture: [[File:wiki.png]]	A picture:
With alternative text: [[File:wiki.png|alt=Puzzle globe logo]]	With alternative text:	Alternative text, used when the image is unavailable or when the image is loaded in a text-only browser, or when spoken aloud, is strongly encouraged. See Alternative text for images for help on choosing it.
With link: [[File:wiki.png|link=Wikipedia:Wikipedia]]	With link:	The link directs to a page, Wikipedia, instead of the file.
Floating to the right side of the page using the ''frame'' attribute and a caption: [[File:wiki.png|frame|alt=Puzzle globe|Wikipedia logo]]	Floating to the right side of the page using the frame attribute and a caption: Wikipedia logo	The frame tag automatically floats the image right. The last parameter is the caption that appears below the image.
Floating to the right side of the page using the ''thumb'' attribute and a caption: [[File:wiki.png|thumb|alt=Puzzle globe|Wikipedia logo]]	Floating to the right side of the page using the thumb attribute and a caption: Wikipedia logo	The thumb tag automatically floats the image right. An enlarge icon is placed in the lower right corner.
Floating to the right side of the page ''without'' a caption: [[File:wiki.png|right|Wikipedia encyclopedia]]	Floating to the right side of the page without a caption:	The picture tutorial explains more options.
A picture resized to 30 pixels... [[File:wiki.png|30 px|Wikipedia encyclopedia]]	A picture resized to 30 pixels...	The picture tutorial explains more options.
Linking directly to the description page of an image: [[:File:wiki.png]]	Linking directly to the description page of an image: File:wiki.png	Clicking on an image displayed normally on a page also leads to the description page.
Linking directly to an image without displaying it: [[Media:wiki.png|Image of jigsaw globe]]	Linking directly to an image without displaying it: Image of jigsaw globe	To include links to images shown as links instead of drawn on the page, use a "media" link.
<source lang="html5">Example: Place images here </source>	Example: Place images here	Using the span or div elements to separate images from text (note that this may allow images to cover text).
Example: {| align=right |- | Place images here |}	Example: Place images here	Using wiki markup to make a table in which to place a vertical column of images (this helps edit links match headers, especially in Firefox browsers).

Tables

There are two ways to build tables:

• In special wiki-markup (see Help:Table).
• Using HTML elements: <table>, <tr>, <td> or <th>.

Templates and transcluding pages

See also: Help:Template#Noinclude, includeonly, and onlyinclude

Examples for templates: {{pad|...}}, {{math|...}}, {{as of|...}}, {{edit}}

Templates are segments of wiki markup that are meant to be copied automatically ("transcluded") into a page. You add them by putting the template's name in {{double braces}}. It is also possible to transclude other pages by using {{:colon and double braces}}.

There are three pairs of tags that can be used in wikitext to control how transclusion affects parts of a template or article. They determine whether or not wikitext renders, either in its own article, which we will call "here", or in another article where it is transcluded, which we will call "there".

• <noinclude>: the content will not be rendered there. These tags have no effect here.
• <includeonly>: the content will render only there, and will not render here (like invisible ink made visible by means of transclusion).
• <onlyinclude>: the content will render here and will render there, but it will only render there what is between these tags.

There can be several such section "elements". Also, they can be nested. All possible renderings are achievable. For example, to render there one or more sections of the page here use <onlyinclude> tags. To append text there, wrap the addition in <includeonly> tags before, within, or after the section. To omit portions of the section, nest <noinclude> tags within it.

If a page is transcluded without transclusion markup, it may cause an unintentional categorization. Any page transcluding it will contain the same category as the original page. Wrap the category markup with <noinclude> tags to prevent incorrect categorization.

Some templates take parameters, as well, which you separate with the pipe character |.

What you type	What it looks like
{{Transclusion demo}}	This text comes from the page named Template:Transclusion demo. It has been transcluded into this page.
{{Help:Transclusion demo}}	This transclusion demo is a little bit of text from the page Help:Transclusion demo to be included into any file.
This template takes two parameters, and creates underlined text with a hover box for many modern browsers supporting CSS: {{H:title|This is the hover text| Hover your mouse over this text}} Go to this page to see the H:title template itself: {{tl|H:title}}	This template takes two parameters, and creates underlined text with a hover box for many modern browsers supporting CSS: Hover your mouse over this text Go to this page to see the H:title template itself: {{H:title}}

Limiting formatting / escaping wiki markup

A few different kinds of formatting will tell the wiki to display things as you typed them – what you see is what you get!

What you type	What it looks like
'''&lt;nowiki&gt; tag:''' <nowiki> The nowiki tag ignores [[wiki]] ''markup''. It reformats text by removing newlines and multiple spaces. It still interprets characters specified by &name;: &rarr; </nowiki>	<nowiki> tag: The nowiki tag ignores [[wiki]] ''markup''. It reformats text by removing newlines and multiple spaces. It still interprets characters specified by &name;: →
'''&lt;pre&gt; tag:''' <pre>The <pre> tag ignores [[wiki]] ''markup'' as does the <nowiki> tag. Additionally, <pre> displays in a mono-spaced font, and does not reformat text spaces. It still interprets special characters: &rarr; </pre>	<pre> tag: The <pre> tag ignores [[wiki]] ''markup'' as does the <nowiki> tag. Additionally, <pre> displays in a mono-spaced font, and does not reformat text spaces. It still interprets special characters: →
'''[Text without a URL]:''' Single square brackets holding [text without a HTTP URL] are preserved, but single square brackets containing a URL are treated as being an external [http://example.com/ Web link].	[Text without a URL]: Single square brackets holding [text without a HTTP URL] are preserved, but single square brackets containing a URL are treated as being an external Web link.
<source lang="html5">Leading space: Leading spaces are another way to preserve formatting. Putting a space at the beginning of each line stops the text from being reformatted. It still interprets wiki markup and special characters: &rarr;</source>	Leading space: Leading spaces are another way to preserve formatting. Putting a space at the beginning of each line stops the text from being reformatted. It still interprets wiki markup and special characters: →

Nowiki

<nowiki>...</nowiki> and <nowiki /> tags stop parsing of wiki markup, except HTML character entity references (e.g., for special characters). Unlike <pre>, "nowiki" doesn't change formatting.

An example of <nowiki>...</nowiki>:

Markup	Renders as
<nowiki>{{cite book}}</nowiki>	{{cite book}}

A singular <nowiki /> can be used to break wikimarkup.

• Markup such as <syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">*</syntaxhighlight>, <syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">#</syntaxhighlight>, <syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">;</syntaxhighlight> and <syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">:</syntaxhighlight> only and always take effect at the beginning of a line. A <nowiki /> before the markup will cause the characters to not parse as markup.
• An internal link immediately followed by characters are blended to form a single link. Where this is not desired, add a <nowiki /> after the link.
• HTML(-like) tags can be stopped parsing by inserting <nowiki /> after the opening angle bracket.

<nowiki /> examples

Markup	Renders as
* Unordered list	Unordered list
<nowiki />* Unordered list	* Unordered list
A [[micro-]]second.	A micro-second.
A [[micro-]]<nowiki />second.	A micro-second.
'<nowiki />'We don't want italics.'<nowiki />'	''We don't want italics.''
[[<nowiki />Kelvin Watkins]]	[[Kelvin Watkins]]
[<nowiki />[[Kelvin Watkins]]]	[Kelvin Watkins]
No <<nowiki />br />line break. But for tag pairs, you need nowiki for the closing tag, too. <<nowiki />pre>The following /pre is gone!</pre>	No <br />line break. But for tag pairs, you need nowiki for the closing tag, too. <pre>The following /pre is gone!

If you want to write tags, {{tag}} template is handy. E.g. {{tag|nowiki}} prints <nowiki>...</nowiki>.

HTML entities

<nowiki> and <pre> parse HTML entities. If you want to escape this, replace & with &.

Markup	Renders as
<nowiki>&amp;</nowiki>	&
<nowiki>&lt;</nowiki>	<
<nowiki>&amp;amp;</nowiki>	&amp;
<nowiki>&amp;lt;</nowiki>	&lt;

Use in templates

When used in a template, <nowiki> simply does not work as you may expect.

• Including <nowiki> immediately acts upon the enclosed markup. Attempting to escape or transclude the brackets causes <nowiki /> to not work at all.
• Using <syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">#tag:nowiki</syntaxhighlight> works, but has major limitations:
  • Templates, parameters, parser functions, and parser magic such as signatures are parsed, not nowikied.

Pre

<pre> is a parser tag that emulates the HTML <pre> tag. It defines preformatted text that is displayed in a fixed-width font and is enclosed in a dashed box. HTML and wiki markups are escaped and spaces and line breaks are preserved, but HTML entities are parsed.

<pre> examples

Markup	Renders as
<pre><!--Comment--> [[wiki]] markup &amp;</pre>	<!--Comment--> [[wiki]] markup &

<pre> formatted text does not wrap, thus text may extend past the browser window:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

To resolve this, <pre> may use CSS styling to add wrapping or a horizontal scrollbar:

• Wrapping: <pre style="white-space:-moz-pre-wrap; white-space:-pre-wrap; white-space:-o-pre-wrap; white-space:pre-wrap; word-wrap:break-word;">
• Scroll bar: <pre style="overflow:auto; width:auto;">

Alternatively, <syntaxhighlight lang="text">...</syntaxhighlight>.

Invisible text (comments)

It's uncommon – but on occasion acceptable for notes to other editors – to add a hidden comment within the text of an article. These comments are only visible when editing or viewing the source of a page. The format is to surround the hidden text with "<!--" and "-->" and may cover several lines, e.g.:

<!-- An example of hidden comments
 This won't be visible except in "edit" mode. -->

Variables

See also: Help:Magic_words#Variables

Code	Effect	Notes
{{CURRENTWEEK}}	20
{{CURRENTDOW}}	0	Monday = 1, Tuesday = 2, etc., but Sunday = 0
{{CURRENTMONTH}}	05
{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}	May
{{CURRENTDAY}}	18
{{CURRENTDAYNAME}}	Sunday
{{CURRENTYEAR}}	2025
{{CURRENTTIME}}	16:44
{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}	3,845
{{NUMBEROFPAGES}}	10,981
{{NUMBEROFUSERS}}	184
{{PAGENAME}}	Wiki markup
{{NAMESPACE}}	Help
{{REVISIONID}}	47421
{{REVISIONUSER}}	Cody
{{localurl:pagename}}	/lexicon/Pagename
{{localurl:Absit Omen Lexicon:Sandbox|action=edit}}	/wiki/index.php?title=Absit_Omen_Lexicon:Sandbox&action=edit
{{fullurl:pagename}}	https://absitomen.com/lexicon/Pagename
{{fullurl:pagename|query_string}}	https://absitomen.com/wiki/index.php?title=Pagename&query_string
{{SERVER}}	https://absitomen.com
{{ns:1}}	Talk	{{ns:index}} e.g. {{ns:1}} → full name of namespace
{{SITENAME}}	Absit Omen Lexicon

{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} is the number of pages in the main namespace which contain a link and are not a redirect. This includes full articles, stubs containing a link, and disambiguation pages.

HTML

Many HTML tags can be used in wiki markup. You can check your HTML by using markup validation.

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